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Friday, December 3, 2010

I have a problem. It's this - what do I make for dinner when I just want something salady (read: healthy and not too calorific) and 'someone else' wants something meaty (read: fat-laden and filling)?

Well, I'm not going to prepare two meals, if that's what you're suggesting. I have enough trouble deciding what to have for breakfast, morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea, let alone the evening meal. The solution is simple - have two smallish 'courses' to satisfy us both.

This meal marries the versatile sausage, chorizo, with the multi-talented cheese, haloumi. Bring them together on some skewers, and combine with a chickpea and zucchini salad, and is everybody happy? You bet your life we are!Chorizo and haloumi skewers with chickpea salad serves 2

Method1. Place the chickpeas in a bowl and lightly crush with a fork. Add the zucchini, garlic, chilli, mint, lemon juice and olive oil and toss to combine. 2. Place the haloumi, chorizo and extra oil in a bowl and toss to combine. Thread onto skewers. 3. Heat a large non-stick frying pan over high heat and cook the skewers for 2 minutes on each side or until golden. 4. Serve the skewers with the chickpea salad.

Heheh, "multi-talented cheese" - I couldn't agree more about this comment for haloumi! And I'm planning on roasting some chorizo as well just to go with stuff. So easy and flavourful to satisfy tastebuds.